Baby leopard cub loves belly rubs

The Cheetah Experience in South Africa is a rescue and breeding centre for big cats, primarily focusing on safely increasing the number of cheetahs in the wild.

But occasionally they also find themselves adopting some of Africa's other wild kitties like Aurora – the adorkable one in this video shared by zoologist Dolph C. Volker.

While volunteering at the shelter, Volker had the opportunity to babysit Aurora and some of the other cubs. And for some reason Volker says it was hard work. But between us, it looks like a total piece of cake.

All he had to do was rub Aurora's tummy and she's out like a light! We can do that.

Aurora is the offspring of two resident leopards, Mischief and Panthera, and is considered a split leopard. This means she carries the recessive gene for an all-black coat.